Orla Moriarty

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Orla Moriarty is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Orla Moriarty has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 7 papers in Pharmacology and 7 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Orla Moriarty's work include Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (5 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (5 papers). Orla Moriarty is often cited by papers focused on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (5 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (5 papers). Orla Moriarty collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Canada. Orla Moriarty's co-authors include David P. Finn, Brian E. McGuire, Michelle Roche, Nikita N. Burke, Daniel M. Kerr, Simon Beggs, YuShan Tu, Michael W. Salter, Gemma K. Ford and Jeffrey S. Mogil and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Pain and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Orla Moriarty

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

The effect of pain on cognitive function: A review of cli... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The effect of pain on cognitive function: A review of clinical and preclinical research
    2011 812 citations Orla Moriarty, Brian E. McGuire et al. Progress in Neurobiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Orla Moriarty Ireland 15 780 506 385 342 282 17 1.7k
Souraya Torbey United States 8 1.1k 1.4× 961 1.9× 880 2.3× 245 0.7× 423 1.5× 14 2.1k
Bogdan Petre United States 11 825 1.1× 618 1.2× 644 1.7× 196 0.6× 280 1.0× 15 1.4k
M. Catherine Bushnell Canada 16 902 1.2× 455 0.9× 822 2.1× 214 0.6× 321 1.1× 24 1.9k
Elie D. Al–Chaer United States 21 1.2k 1.5× 227 0.4× 322 0.8× 333 1.0× 113 0.4× 44 2.2k
Jean Claude Willer France 20 1.1k 1.4× 513 1.0× 670 1.7× 282 0.8× 263 0.9× 30 1.9k
Étienne Vachon‐Presseau Canada 20 730 0.9× 522 1.0× 894 2.3× 151 0.4× 501 1.8× 48 1.8k
Fernand Anton Luxembourg 26 1.6k 2.0× 415 0.8× 614 1.6× 727 2.1× 324 1.1× 62 2.8k
Ali Mansour United States 17 683 0.9× 554 1.1× 722 1.9× 155 0.5× 304 1.1× 63 1.8k
Y. Sosa United States 4 856 1.1× 723 1.4× 650 1.7× 181 0.5× 308 1.1× 7 1.6k
Javeria A. Hashmi Canada 19 1.1k 1.4× 850 1.7× 1.1k 2.8× 195 0.6× 465 1.6× 40 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Orla Moriarty

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Moriarty, Orla, YuShan Tu, Ameet S. Sengar, et al.. (2019). Priming of Adult Incision Response by Early-Life Injury: Neonatal Microglial Inhibition Has Persistent But Sexually Dimorphic Effects in Adult Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(16). 3081–3093. 52 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, Louise S. Harrington, Simon Beggs, & Suellen M. Walker. (2018). Opioid analgesia and the somatosensory memory of neonatal surgical injury in the adult rat. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 121(1). 314–324. 22 indexed citations
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Mapplebeck, Josiane C.S., YuShan Tu, Orla Moriarty, et al.. (2018). Microglial P2X4R-evoked pain hypersensitivity is sexually dimorphic in rats. Pain. 159(9). 1752–1763. 160 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, David A. O’Gorman, Chris Maharaj, et al.. (2017). Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Chronic Neuropathic or Radicular Pain: An Interaction of Pain and Age. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 11. 100–100. 90 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, et al.. (2015). Characterization of the Affective Component of Acute Postoperative Pain Associated with a Novel Rat Model of Inguinal Hernia Repair Pain. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 22(2). 146–153. 16 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, Claire Gorman, Gemma K. Ford, et al.. (2015). Impaired recognition memory and cognitive flexibility in the ratL5–L6 spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 10(1). 61–73. 36 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, Bradley J. Morris, Daniel C. Broom, et al.. (2015). Development and Characterization of a Novel, Anatomically Relevant Rat Model of Acute Postoperative Pain. Journal of Pain. 16(5). 421–435.e6. 19 indexed citations
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Ford, Gemma K., et al.. (2014). Involvement of the endocannabinoid system in attentional modulation of nociceptive behaviour in rats. European Journal of Pain. 19(8). 1177–1185. 12 indexed citations
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Burke, Nikita N., Daniel M. Kerr, Orla Moriarty, David P. Finn, & Michelle Roche. (2014). Minocycline modulates neuropathic pain behaviour and cortical M1–M2 microglial gene expression in a rat model of depression. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 42. 147–156. 144 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla & David P. Finn. (2014). Cognition and pain. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 8(2). 130–136. 78 indexed citations
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Burke, Nikita N., et al.. (2013). Altered neuropathic pain behaviour in a rat model of depression is associated with changes in inflammatory gene expression in the amygdala. Genes Brain & Behavior. 12(7). 705–713. 58 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, Michelle Roche, Brian E. McGuire, & David P. Finn. (2011). Validation of an air-puff passive-avoidance paradigm for assessment of aversive learning and memory in rat models of chronic pain. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 204(1). 1–8. 31 indexed citations
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Moriarty, Orla, Brian E. McGuire, & David P. Finn. (2011). The effect of pain on cognitive function: A review of clinical and preclinical research. Progress in Neurobiology. 93(3). 385–404. 812 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ford, Gemma K., Orla Moriarty, Brian E. McGuire, & David P. Finn. (2008). Investigating the effects of distracting stimuli on nociceptive behaviour and associated alterations in brain monoamines in rats. European Journal of Pain. 12(8). 970–979. 41 indexed citations

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